Hat-fastener.



gNo. 718,014. lPATB'N-TBD'- JAN. 6,V 1903.

APPLIGATION FILED A211. 29,1902.

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UNITED STATES u `Arent OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. MURPHY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,014, dated January 6, 1903.

Application filed April 29, 1902.

.To @ZZ whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification. n

This invention relates to hat-holding devices, and particularly that class which are applied to ladies hats and remain in permanent connection therewith; and the object of the present device is to provide simple and effective means for securing a hat in applied position and adapted to be quickly operated to engage the hair or be withdrawn from the latter and dispense with the usual form of pin or pins now commonly employed for this purpose.

With this and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hat shown applied and having the improved fastening means applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of a hat, showing the fastening devices thereon. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the fastening device or means looking from the underside thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the fastening means or device shown partially in sec-. tion and in elevation and embodyinga slight modication in the construction. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the attaching member of the improved device.. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of a portion of the securing member, particularly showing the slot therein through which the attaching member is passed.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The improved fastening means or devices essentially comprise two parts-an attaching member l and a securing member 2. The attaching member 1 embodies a flat shank 3, with a series of openings 4C therein for the passage therethrough ot fastening devices. At the lower end of the shank 3 is a contracted neck or bearing 5, continuous,with a terminal enlargement or ball 6. The securing member 2 has an elongated curved pin 7, inter- Serial No. 105,226. (No model.)

secting at an angle with an operating bar or projection 8, terminating in a ball or other suitable ornament 9. At the point of intersection of the piu 7 with the bar or projection 8 an extension l0 is formed to provide a greater extentof material of which the securing member is formed, and in said extension a keyhole-slot 1l is cut. In assembling the parts of the improved device the iiat shank 3 of the attaching member is inserted through the keyhole-slot l1 until the neck or bearing 5 is reached, when said attaching member is turned and secured against the inner side of the crown of the hat, the enlargement or ball 6 preventing the securing member 2 from becoming disengaged from the attaching member. The enlargement or ball 6 and neck or bearing 5 will depend below the rim of the hat at the point of intersection of the latter with the crown, and a swiveled or pivoted connection for the securing member is thus produced. The diameter of the neck or bearing 5 is greater than the narrow portion ofthe slot 1l, and hence the securing member will thereby be held in positive applied position and be restrained from having loose lateral movement. It Will be seen that the keyhole-slot ll is provided to permit the Hat shank 3 to be inserted therethrough in order that a broad support may be given to the attaching member, with obvious advantageous results. The securing member 2 is applied in such position that the elongated curved pin 7 can be readily operated by grasping the bar or projection 8 to be turned into the hair or withdrawn from the latter without injury to the wearer, and, as clearly shown by Fig. 2, the curve of the pin is such as to firmly engage the hair and preventloose movement of the hat on the head of the wearer.

In many instances only one of the improved fastening devices will be used; but to render the device effective or to institute a more positive retention of the hat on the head of the wearer two of the fastening devices are preferably employed and disposed at opposite points, as clearly shown 'by Fig. 2. In this arrangement the curved pins 7 are reversely positioned, and the hat when applied will be prevented from tilting either backwardly or forwardly.

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In the event that the neck or bearing 5 and enlargement or ball 6 will be located too close to the head of the wearer in some applications it is proposed to form the shank 3 with an angular offset 12, as clearly Shown in the modified form illustrated by Fig. 4; but in other particulars the construction in this modication is similar to that heretofore described.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple securing means for a hat is provided which is comparatively inexpensive in the cost of manufacture. It may be made of either ne or cheap grades of material and ornamented as desired, and changes in the form,proportions, dimensions, and minor details may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A fastening means for a hat comprising an attaching member adapted to be immovably secured in a vertical position to the hat and having a lower reduced neck with a terminal enlargement, the neck and enlargement depending below the rim of the hat when the attaching member is applied, and a securing member consisting of an elongated curved pin intersecting an operating member at an angle, an extension being formed at the point of intersection of the securing and operating members and having a keyhole-slot form ed therein for the passage therethrough of the enlargement on the lower end of the attaching member to permit the neck to engage the large portion of the slot and provide a swivel connection for the securing member.

2. A fastening means fora hat comprising an attaching member adapted to be applied in vertical position and having a lower reduced bearing and a terminal enlargement which depend below the rim of the hat when applied, the attaching member immediately above the reduced bearing being formed with an angular offset, and a securing member embodying an elongated curved pin intersecting with an operating projection, a slot being formed at the point of intersection of the pin with the operating projection for the passage therethrough of the attaching member.

3. A fastening means for a hat, comprising a vertical attaching member having a fiat shank with a lower bearing terminating in an enlargement, anda securing member having an elongated curved pin intersecting at an angle with an operating projection, the securing member at the point of intersection of the pin with the projection being formed with a keyhole-slot for the passage therethroughof the attaching member which is turned at an angle to retain the bearing of said attaching member in the larger portion of the slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. MURPHY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. HYER, GEORGE M. BOND. 

